WISCONSIN PUPPY MILL PROJECT

Wolf Hunting in
Wisconsin:
Hunting With Hounds

Updated 14 January 2016

Friends of the Wisconsin
Wolf has released a twenty mintue documentary film on
YouTube. Called DOGS OF WAR, this video shows
(sometimes graphically) how using hounds to track, capture and kill all sorts
of wildlife disrupts other users, violates the endangered species act and is
literally state sanctioned dog fighting. The footage in the film is taken in
Wisconsin. A former warden, who wished to remain anonymous, joins politicians,
wildlife specialists, farmers and hunters in interviews in the film.

The practice
of allowing dogs contact with wildlife is against not only DNR regulations but
also against the law. When the hound hunters wanted to use dogs to hunt wolves,
they testified that the dogs are trained not to engage. However, Friends of the
Wisconsin Wolf tell us they know, from the huge number of videos on YouTube,
eyewitnesse and veterinary reports and their own documentation that its
simply not true. Both dogs and wildlife pay the price for this bloodsport -- as
do private property owners.

Melissa
Smith, producer of the film says  In [Gov.] Walker's Administration's
last budget bill, the license to run dogs or train was eliminated.
Bait is everywhere and unregulated. We literally have thousands of dogs trained
to fight and kill animals running loose on the natural landscape and have
wildlife being held in pens to be fought. If this was any other group of
citizens, say of urban Milwaukee, engaged in these practices, it would be
banned today. But since its dog fighting under the guise of hunting,
everything seems to be permitted. Its time to expose what hounding of
wildlife looks like and ban this practice permanently. Its not hunting,
its bloodsport and trophy killing

Please
note, on the topic of depredation payments for hunting dogs: it is
Wisconsin Puppy Mill Project's understanding that, by law, NO depredation
payments are allowed for hunting dogs either hunting, or training to hunt,
wolves.